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Safe Bulkers (SB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.52 -0.30 (-3.42%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$8.74 +0.23 (+2.64%)
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Safe Bulkers Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Safe Bulkers (SB) had a short interest of 2.80 million shares sold short, representing 4.60% of the public float. This marks a -17.74% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.65 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,801,010 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,405,244 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-17.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$23.91 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
101,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.60%
Today's Trading Volume
693,674 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,648,730 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
42%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20262,801,010 shares $23.91 million -17.7%4.6%1.48 $8.54
9/15/20263,405,244 shares $29.27 million +46.1%5.6%2.01 $8.60
8/31/20262,331,046 shares $20.16 million +40.5%3.8%3.09 $8.65
8/14/20261,658,935 shares $12.88 million +2.0%2.7%2.6 $7.77
7/31/20261,625,706 shares $12.72 million -21.2%2.7%1.82 $7.83
7/15/20262,064,233 shares $14.77 million +18.0%3.4%2.18 $7.16
6/30/20261,749,178 shares $11.07 million +3.0%2.9%1.37 $6.33
6/15/20261,697,719 shares $11.59 million -1.4%2.8%2.67 $6.83
5/29/20261,721,336 shares $10.77 million +5.6%2.8%2.45 $6.26
5/15/20261,630,493 shares $11.45 million -6.5%2.7%3.28 $7.02
4/30/20261,744,312 shares $11.75 million -3.1%2.9%4.53 $6.74
4/15/20261,799,891 shares $11.73 million +1.9%2.9%4.11 $6.52
3/31/20261,766,031 shares $11.19 million -1.3%2.9%2.51 $6.34
3/13/20261,789,089 shares $10.62 million +20.6%2.9%2.05 $5.94
2/27/20261,484,027 shares $9.74 million -1.4%2.4%1.61 $6.57
2/13/20261,505,084 shares $9.02 million +7.3%2.5%2.13 $6.00
1/30/20261,403,053 shares $7.99 million -4.7%2.3%2.3 $5.70
1/15/20261,472,299 shares $7.66 million +18.1%2.4%2.4 $5.21
12/31/20251,246,555 shares $6.01 million -21.9%2.0%3.29 $4.82
12/15/20251,595,978 shares $7.81 million -5.7%2.6%2.89 $4.90
11/28/20251,692,454 shares $9.02 million +10.7%2.8%2.45 $5.33
11/14/20251,529,271 shares $7.36 million +2.4%2.5%3.86 $4.82
10/31/20251,493,035 shares $6.99 million +1.1%2.4%4.94 $4.69
10/15/20251,480,000 shares $6.37 million -3.3%2.9%4.1 $4.31
9/30/20251,530,000 shares $6.80 million -13.1%2.8%3.9 $4.45
9/15/20251,760,000 shares $8.08 million +13.6%3.2%4.6 $4.59
8/31/20251,550,000 shares $6.58 million +8.4%2.8%3.9 $4.25
8/15/20251,430,000 shares $6.09 million -7.1%2.6%3.6 $4.26
7/31/20251,540,000 shares $6.06 million +7.7%2.8%3.8 $3.94
7/15/20251,430,000 shares $5.74 million -3.4%2.6%3.6 $4.02
6/30/20251,480,000 shares $5.36 million -24.9%2.7%3.5 $3.62
6/15/20251,970,000 shares $7.63 million -10.5%3.6%4.3 $3.88
5/31/20252,200,000 shares $8.38 million +2.3%4.0%4.4 $3.81
5/15/20252,150,000 shares $7.96 million +24.3%3.9%3.9 $3.70
4/30/20251,730,000 shares $5.86 million +41.8%3.0%3 $3.39
4/15/20251,220,000 shares $4.04 million +11.9%2.1%1.9 $3.32
3/31/20251,090,000 shares $4.04 million -0.9%1.9%1.6 $3.71
3/15/20251,100,000 shares $4.16 million +2.8%1.9%1.6 $3.79
2/28/20251,070,000 shares $4.00 million -21.3%1.9%1.5 $3.74
2/15/20251,360,000 shares $4.90 million -9.9%2.4%1.9 $3.61
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1/31/20251,510,000 shares $5.37 million -5.6%2.6%2.2 $3.56
1/15/20251,600,000 shares $5.70 million -3.6%2.7%2.5 $3.56
12/31/20241,660,000 shares $5.93 million -3.5%2.8%2.5 $3.57
12/15/20241,720,000 shares $6.33 million -8.0%3.0%2.8 $3.68
11/30/20241,870,000 shares $7.24 million +5.7%3.2%3.2 $3.87
11/15/20241,770,000 shares $7.56 million +2.3%3.0%3.4 $4.27
10/31/20241,730,000 shares $7.25 million +0.6%3.0%3.3 $4.19
10/15/20241,720,000 shares $7.53 million No Change3.0%3 $4.38
9/30/20241,720,000 shares $8.91 million +4.9%3.0%3.2 $5.18
9/15/20241,640,000 shares $7.79 million -14.6%2.8%3 $4.75
8/31/20241,920,000 shares $9.81 million -6.3%3.3%3.5 $5.11
8/15/20242,050,000 shares $10.15 million -5.5%3.5%3.3 $4.95
7/31/20242,170,000 shares $10.98 million -16.9%3.7%3.5 $5.06
7/15/20242,610,000 shares $14.67 million -3.3%4.5%4.5 $5.62
6/30/20242,700,000 shares $15.71 million +14.4%4.6%4.6 $5.82
6/15/20242,360,000 shares $13.52 million +26.9%3.9%3.8 $5.73
5/31/20241,860,000 shares $10.55 million -18.4%2.9%2.6 $5.67
5/15/20242,280,000 shares $12.43 million -12.0%3.6%3 $5.45
4/30/20242,590,000 shares $12.91 million +6.2%4.1%3.2 $4.99
4/15/20242,440,000 shares $11.54 million -5.1%3.9%3 $4.73
3/31/20242,570,000 shares $12.75 million +6.6%4.1%2.9 $4.96
3/15/20242,410,000 shares $11.93 million +12.1%3.8%2.6 $4.95
2/29/20242,150,000 shares $9.97 million +15.0%3.4%2.4 $4.64
2/15/20241,870,000 shares $7.83 million No Change3.0%2.2 $4.19
1/31/20241,870,000 shares $7.55 million -6.0%3.0%2.5 $4.04
1/15/20241,990,000 shares $7.70 million +17.1%3.2%2.8 $3.87
12/31/20231,700,000 shares $6.68 million -8.1%2.7%2.5 $3.93
12/15/20231,850,000 shares $7.18 million +11.5%2.9%3.3 $3.88
11/30/20231,660,000 shares $6.44 million -13.1%2.6%3.2 $3.88
11/15/20231,910,000 shares $6.66 million +4.4%3.0%4.4 $3.49
10/31/20231,830,000 shares $5.75 million -5.2%2.9%4.5 $3.14
10/15/20231,930,000 shares $6.39 million -10.2%3.1%4.5 $3.31
9/30/20232,150,000 shares $6.97 million +4.9%3.4%4.9 $3.24
9/15/20232,050,000 shares $6.48 million +3.5%3.2%4.5 $3.16
8/31/20231,980,000 shares $6.33 million +9.4%3.1%4.2 $3.20
8/15/20231,810,000 shares $6.05 million -10.4%2.8%3.4 $3.34
7/31/20232,020,000 shares $6.73 million -6.9%3.2%3.3 $3.33
7/15/20232,170,000 shares $7.14 million +3.8%3.3%3.4 $3.29
6/30/20232,090,000 shares $6.81 million -14.3%3.2%3.1 $3.26
6/15/20232,440,000 shares $8.25 million +14.6%3.8%3.3 $3.38
5/31/20232,130,000 shares $6.74 million -27.6%3.2%2.4 $3.17
5/15/20232,940,000 shares $10.32 million +9.3%4.4%3.1 $3.51
4/30/20232,690,000 shares $9.85 million -7.9%3.8%3 $3.66
4/15/20232,920,000 shares $11.21 million -0.7%4.1%3.1 $3.84
3/31/20232,940,000 shares $10.85 million +7.3%4.2%3.2 $3.69
3/15/20232,740,000 shares $9.48 million +38.4%3.9%3 $3.46
2/28/20231,980,000 shares $7.43 million -2.9%2.8%2.4 $3.75
2/15/20232,040,000 shares $6.55 million -35.7%2.9%2.5 $3.21
1/31/20233,170,000 shares $10.43 million -8.1%4.5%3.7 $3.29
1/15/20233,450,000 shares $10.42 million +19.8%4.8%4.1 $3.02
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12/30/20222,880,000 shares $8.38 million -23.2%4.0%3.3 $2.91
12/15/20223,750,000 shares $10.65 million +19.1%5.2%3.9 $2.84
11/30/20223,150,000 shares $8.98 million +2.9%4.4%3.2 $2.85
11/15/20223,060,000 shares $9.58 million -5.9%4.2%3.1 $3.13
10/31/20223,250,000 shares $8.22 million +20.4%4.5%3.4 $2.53
10/15/20222,700,000 shares $7.29 million -9.7%3.7%2.9 $2.70
9/30/20222,990,000 shares $7.39 million +10.7%4.1%3.2 $2.47
9/15/20222,700,000 shares $8.75 million +18.9%3.7%2.9 $3.24
8/31/20222,270,000 shares $7.24 million +6.1%3.1%2.3 $3.19
8/15/20222,140,000 shares $7.88 million -18.0%2.9%1.8 $3.68
7/31/20222,610,000 shares $10.07 million -33.3%3.6%2.1 $3.86
7/15/20223,910,000 shares $13.18 million +14.3%5.3%3.1 $3.37
6/30/20223,420,000 shares $13.06 million +111.1%4.7%2.5 $3.82
6/15/20221,620,000 shares $6.77 million -28.3%2.2%1.1 $4.18
5/31/20222,260,000 shares $10.76 million +67.4%3.1%1.6 $4.76
5/15/20221,350,000 shares $5.44 million -28.2%1.8%1 $4.03
4/30/20221,880,000 shares $7.73 million +35.3%2.6%1.3 $4.11
4/15/20221,390,000 shares $5.92 million -19.7%1.9%0.9 $4.26
3/31/20221,730,000 shares $8.23 million +32.1%2.4%1.2 $4.76
3/15/20221,310,000 shares $5.96 million +19.1%1.8%1 $4.55
2/28/20221,100,000 shares $4.60 million -12.7%1.5%0.8 $4.18
2/15/20221,260,000 shares $5.41 million +22.3%1.7%1 $4.29
1/31/20221,030,000 shares $3.59 million +29.2%1.4%0.8 $3.49
1/15/2022797,300 shares $2.91 million -11.8%1.1%0.6 $3.65
12/31/2021904,300 shares $3.41 million -44.5%1.2%0.7 $3.77
12/15/20211,630,000 shares $5.88 million +6.5%2.2%1.1 $3.61
11/30/20211,530,000 shares $5.54 million -20.3%2.1%0.8 $3.62
11/15/20211,920,000 shares $7.01 million +7.3%2.7%1 $3.65
10/29/20211,790,000 shares $7.98 million +17.8%2.5%1 $4.46
10/15/20211,520,000 shares $7.01 million +4.1%2.1%0.9 $4.61

SB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Safe Bulkers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 2,801,010 shares of SB short. 4.60% of Safe Bulkers' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Safe Bulkers' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Safe Bulkers's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.60% of Safe Bulkers' floating shares are currently sold short.

Safe Bulkers saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,801,010 shares, a drop of 17.7% from the previous total of 3,405,244 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

4.60% of Safe Bulkers' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Safe Bulkers: Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (2.63%), Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (1.50%), Costamare Inc. (2.61%), Danaos Corporation (11.65%), Diana Shipping inc. (3.65%), Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (3.51%), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (2.60%), Navios Maritime Partners LP (1.72%), Global Ship Lease, Inc. (2.11%), Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (0.98%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Safe Bulkers as its price is falling. SB shares are trading down $0.30 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Safe Bulkers occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like SB:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:SB is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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